Hello Houston: The Commuter Cut is your connection to the heart of the Bayou City, but shorter, for our busy commuters. Every weekday, we dive deep into the stories that matter to Houstonians — from breaking local news to cultural happenings, community voices, and the everyday joys and challenges of life in our vibrant city.
In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," Ernie, Frank and Celeste talk with Ricardo Molina, co-owner of Molina's Cantina, the oldest family-owned Tex-Mex restaurant in Houston, who tells us more abo…
In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Ernie, Frank and Celeste talk with American Meteorological Society President Alan Sealls who shares his thoughts on the federal cuts to the National Weather …
In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," Ernie, Frank and Celeste talk with Texas Newsroom reporter Lucio Vasquez and New 88.7 reporter Colleen DeGuzman about federal cuts to the Head Start program …
In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Ernie, Frank and Celeste speak with Jennifer Hadayia of Air Alliance Houston who discusses why Houston's air quality has gone down and what can be done to im…
In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Sugar Land Mayor Joe Zimmerman about his thoughts on his city ranking #3 on the “best cities to live in” list.
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In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Thomas B. Griffith, a former judge on the U. S. Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit, who shares his thoughts on some o…
In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," Frank and Celeste talk with Felipe Esparza, comedian, actor, and host of the podcast “What’s Up Fool?” who joins us to talk about his stop in Houston tonight…
In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” our hosts talk with Lisa Lin, Director of the Office of Sustainability for Harris County and Stefania Tomaskovic, Director of Coalition for Environment, Equi…
In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Brian Greene, President and CEO of the Houston Food Bank, who discusses the possibility of the food bank losing funding d…
In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Anshumali Shrivastava, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Rice University, who discusses data breaches and what p…
In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Dr. Craig Considine, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Rice University, who calls in to share his thoughts on the legacy of…
In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” our hosts talk with Brandon Rottinghaus, University of Houston political science professor and co-host of Houston Public Media’s Party Politics, who discusse…
In today's edition of "The Commuter Cut," Ernie, Frank, and Celeste discuss school vouchers with Josh Cowen, professor of Education Policy at Michigan State University, who shares his thoughts on the…
In today’s edition of “The Commuter Cut,” Ernie, Frank, and Celeste talk with Harris County Commissioner for Precinct 1 Rodney Ellis who shares his thoughts on the bike lane controversy, as well as o…